Durham University is one of the leading departments for education in the UK. Durham regularly features in the top five in national university league tables e.g. 3rd in the Guardian University Guide 2019. They also rate highly in the world rankings: 74th in the QS World University Rankings 2019.

As a department, the School of Education also lead the way in high quality research, 5th in the field of education nationally and joint 1st in the UK for world-leading research impact. They are a major contributor in the field of education.